PREPARATION: Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease 2 (9-inch) pans. Line bottoms with rounds of wax paper and grease paper. In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, cream butter and add sugar ...

After several minutes of dissecting and taste testing several slabs of homemade cake, the judges finally found a winner in the highly-competitive Your Favorite Cake category at the 2018 Kentucky State ...

A cookbook can change your life. Two years ago I reviewed one called “Southern Cakes,” which did just that. Like most people, I’d always thought making a cake from scratch was only for the heroic. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lynette Granade, of Mobile, Alabama, won grand prize in a local cooking contest with this Chocolate-Mint Whipped Cream Cake. To ...

If you were asked to name a food that is perfect just as is, a good piece of chocolate might come to mind. But pair chocolate with one of four particular flavors -- mint, orange, hazelnut or coffee -- ...

Homemade truffles are one of the easiest treats you can make at home, even if you don’t bake often. They use simple ...

Home for the Holidays Series: This year, local reporters and editors are using Thanksgiving week to share our favorite holiday traditions and recipes with you, our readers.

Instead of dusting the pan with flour for this old-fashioned chocolate cake, which is baked in a Bundt pan, use cocoa powder to keep the glossy exterior blemish free. The moist cake will hold up for a ...

This recipe is adapted from “Icebox Cakes: Recipes for the Coolest Cakes” by Jean Sagendorph and Jessie Sheehan, the cookbook relies on homemade cookies and chocolate ganache. To simplify, I’ve kept ...